Which linseed oil for grips?

Hugh · 09-20-2002, 12:22 AM

I have read numerous books and articles on gunstock making and finishing, and have even made a few gunstocks and grips. Everything that I have read recommends boiled, not raw, linseed oil. As Viggo stated, it is not actually "boiled" but treated with a drying agent to make it dry.

Once years ago I used raw linseed oil on a gunstock that I refinished, a month later it was still "tacky". I finally flushed it with solvent and a heat lamp to remove as much of the oil as I could, then treated it with the boiled variety. A few days later it was ready to hunt with.

09-20-2002, 12:22 AM	#4
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 166 Times in 65 Posts	I have read numerous books and articles on gunstock making and finishing, and have even made a few gunstocks and grips. Everything that I have read recommends boiled, not raw, linseed oil. As Viggo stated, it is not actually "boiled" but treated with a drying agent to make it dry. Once years ago I used raw linseed oil on a gunstock that I refinished, a month later it was still "tacky". I finally flushed it with solvent and a heat lamp to remove as much of the oil as I could, then treated it with the boiled variety. A few days later it was ready to hunt with. __________________ *TRUMP FOR PREZ IN '20!*